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Every Monday, Food of the Week celebrates my favorite dish from the previous seven days. I live in Los Angeles and was lucky enough to travel to places like Japan (Tokyo and Kyoto), Austin, Chicago, Miami, Phoenix, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, and Vancouver. Along the way, I took hundreds of hopeful bites. Look back at my 10 favorite dishes from 2016.

Zak the Baker’s creativity extends to latkes, served with country-smoked tuna, a fried egg, and tarragon sauce.
4. Emmer & Rye Short Rib Carnitas + Roti

Emmer & Rye’s share-friendly, grain-focused restaurant makes room for short rib “carnitas.”
3. Lido Restaurant Pineapple Bun

Lido’s signature bo lo bao (pineapple bun) benefits from plentiful butter.
2. Sweedeedee Salted Honey Pie

Sweedeedee’s silky salted honey pie features local honey and Maldon sea salt.

Chef Toshio Matsuno’s stupendous kaiseki meal included binchotan grilled, house-cured mullet roe (karasumi).








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